postr/StutterApril 11, 2025

when did u first start stuttering? like was it gradual or did it just hit u outta nowhere one day?

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when did u first start stuttering? like was it gradual or did it just hit u outta nowhere one day? i started stuttering when i was like 4? it kinda crept in slowly and gradually lol. but i keep seeing posts here from ppl who just randomly started stuttering one day outta nowhere—like full-on severe stutter instantly, never had it before, and boom it just stuck. Anyway.. a friend of mine actually started stuttering when he was like 13?? so the thing is, he didn’t even stutter before that. he and most of his classmates (in his class) used to imitate this one classmate who *did* stutter (yeaaa not great), and somehow HE (and one other non-stuttering classmate) ended up actually getting a stutter disorder from that. so yeah it’s kinda crazy how different everyone’s story is. so anyway.. How did you start stuttering? https://preview.redd.it/btvunkoqs8ue1.png?width=2976&format=png&auto=webp&s=d0df3ec514865084598075c367f032b812806c8c Source of image: [PDF ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oWsY1axxNfpWPpvq5NXMGgV9XkEBezyR/view?usp=sharing)or [Word](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jh8vFx5OZDOsquCkDtBJovERVz-nmNdcIax5nT2OnGs/edit?usp=sharing)

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